Below are 10 questions to think about while reading the book.
1. Explain the differences between Kemp and Griffin in the novel.
2. If technology/science ever reaches the point to where invisibility is possible, compare and contrast how you think it would affect our society, to how it affected the society in the novel.
3. How accurately does Wells portray the chaos in the city after the city hears about an invisible man and his capabilities? How would you react?
4. Compare and contrast Wells’ usage of invisibility to the way that other novelists use invisibility.
5. How is Wells’ able to portray the theme of danger in the novel?
6. Do you think that Griffin wants Kemp to feel sorry for him because of Griffin's troubled past? Why or why not?
7. If you had the ability to become invisible, what would you do with your powers? How does this differ from the way Kemp uses his powers?
8. How does this novel act as a foreshadowing of modern day epidemics such as suicide?
9. How does Griffin's criminal activity and troubled past relate to modern day criminals that murder innocent people? What is the reason why people today commit crimes? Is it for the same reason that Griffin committed crimes? Provide an example and explain.
10. What message, if any, do you think H.G. Wells is trying to communicate when he lists the potential dangers and chaos of scientific advancement? How does this relate to modern day debates and conspiracies regarding medical and scientific advancements?
1. Explain the differences between Kemp and Griffin in the novel.
2. If technology/science ever reaches the point to where invisibility is possible, compare and contrast how you think it would affect our society, to how it affected the society in the novel.
3. How accurately does Wells portray the chaos in the city after the city hears about an invisible man and his capabilities? How would you react?
4. Compare and contrast Wells’ usage of invisibility to the way that other novelists use invisibility.
5. How is Wells’ able to portray the theme of danger in the novel?
6. Do you think that Griffin wants Kemp to feel sorry for him because of Griffin's troubled past? Why or why not?
7. If you had the ability to become invisible, what would you do with your powers? How does this differ from the way Kemp uses his powers?
8. How does this novel act as a foreshadowing of modern day epidemics such as suicide?
9. How does Griffin's criminal activity and troubled past relate to modern day criminals that murder innocent people? What is the reason why people today commit crimes? Is it for the same reason that Griffin committed crimes? Provide an example and explain.
10. What message, if any, do you think H.G. Wells is trying to communicate when he lists the potential dangers and chaos of scientific advancement? How does this relate to modern day debates and conspiracies regarding medical and scientific advancements?